The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-04
ORDERED TO BE SOLD.
THE OLD FAIR GROUNDS TRACT
To be onersd at Public Sale by Special Conn
mls.lOnersp BY Order OF the Circuit Court
A FINE Piece Of City Property
that has Lain idle for Years,

An important decree was entered In tie
Circuit Court yesterday, in accordance
with which thsold Fair Grounds property
will be offered at public sale at as early q
day as the requirements Of law can be
FULFILLED, This case has been pending in
this Court for several years. The property
was sold several years ago under a decree
Of the Municipal Court, at $4,000, That
sale was set set aside by the Circuit Court
on the ground Of insufficient notice, This
led to good deal OF litigation, and when
that was out Of the way . new suit was
entered to bring about an order for the
sale,
In this suit, James Il. Oglebsy, Earl W,
Oglebsy and Frank NJ, Oglebsy, Wglebsy
Bros, Jacob Horubrook, Samuel ]. Boyd
and Earl w, OPlebay were the plaintiffs,
and the defendants were the following;
Curtis P, Brown, Jacob Berger, FranCla
Archibald, administrator Of the estate Of
John Archibald, deceased, Belle A.
Thompson, administrator ot,the estate Of
JemimR NJ, Alexander, deceased, Alexan'
der ]. Cecil, George A, busch, John g,
Hoffman, Isr,, Alonzo Loring, Robert B,
McLain, Henry B. MCLRin, August Roll,
Michael Reilly, Anton RsymRnn, Thomas
P, shAllCross, Henry SEamm, John p.
TrusChel, Louis GAus, In his own right and
ss survivor Of Gaus 4 Warnaieldt, Calhs.
rine WaTnateldt, Administrative oil the es.
tate Of John WRrnsleldt, deceased, Alfred
Caldwell, administrator OF the estate OF
Bertrand MarIben, deceased, Henry
Amlek, administrator sSof the estate OF
John Amick, deceased, Jacob Berger, ad-
ministrator Of the estate Of W.T., Berger,
deceased, Frank Booth, administrator Of
the estate Of Charles II, Booth, deceased,
Thomas P. Phillips, and the Wheeling &
Belmont Bridge Company.
The order made yesterday appoints
William Erskine aud George D. Caldwell
Special Commissioner to sell the property,
and makes 1t discretionary with them
whether 1t shall be sold In ono tract or
divided into lots and sold separately; but
they are directed to offer 1t go far as pos
bible In both ways, and accept that bid or
combination oil bids which shall be most
advantageous.
These grounds lie north Of .ZSne street
and between the Back river and North
Huron street, comprising about 90 acres
Of the most desirable land on the Island.
The old Northwestern Fair Association in
1907 nold its race track and grounds, COM
prising about Eve and q half acres, to o
new fair association, which added a tract
OF over sixteen acres lying east OF tho old
grounds and extending northward along
what Is now North Huron street. In 1871
q small piece Of land was added by pur.
chase from Joseph Kirgessner, lying on
Kentucky and North Huron street, These
three tracts comprise the property 10 be
sold, except that q narrow strip Is by the
consent OF the parties and with the sane.
ton Of the court to be decided to the
Wheeling 4 Belmont Bridge Company In
exchange for a similar strip adjoining the
Fair grounds on tho south.
The property has been lying idle and
u~npruduotIve for years, being used only as
q circus grounds and play ground for
amateur base ball cluba and tina like. It's
GALE will do away with a very attractive
resort.